You must have AutoCAD open to be able to use this utility.
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In the Smart Instrumentation > bin folder, double-click TranslateCADMacro.exe to start the utility that allows you to adjust the macros in an AutoCAD block to the Enhanced Report utility macro convention.
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In the TranslateCADMacro utility, do the following:
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In the AutoCad blocks folder pane, browse to and select the required AutoCAD block folder.
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In the Target folder pane, select the folder in which you want to place the adjusted blocks.
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Select OK.
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In Smart Instrumentation, set the preferences to view the tag and item lists in the generated hook-up drawing. For details, see Enhanced Reports > Hook-Ups > View (Preferences).
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From the Domain Explorer, create a new hook-up item.
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Right click the Hook-up item and select Properties.
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On the Properties dialog, in the Drawing block file name and path data field, type the name and path of the required AutoCAD block and select OK.
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Set the drawing generation method for this hook-up item to Enhanced Report. For details, see Apply a Drawing Generation Method to Hook-Ups.
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Generate the hook-up drawing. For details, see Generate Enhanced Hook-Up Drawings.
The Enhanced Report utility recognizes only tag and hook-up item macros within an AutoCAD block.